Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.47/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$121.47

151 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	413	124.53	514	84
Medium and Large 1	517	119.95	620	52
Medium and Large 3	455	109.55	498	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.98/cwt here — about $16 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale151 hd

121.47

—

AL average13 barns · 2,059 hd

121.53

−0.06

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,696	86.41	1,466	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,278	66.79	854	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,667	60.36	1,006	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	55.39	573	21

Every lot, as filed

66 lots · USDA AMS · Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	871.25/cwt	815.00–890.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	764.23/cwt	650.00–815.00	—	13
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	562.50/cwt	545.00–580.00	—	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	149.16/cwt	147.00–152.00	576	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	123.31/cwt	120.00–128.00	594	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	110.65/cwt	110.00–116.00	640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	510	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,037.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,203.57/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	—	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	610	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	136.01/cwt	134.00–140.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	149.10/cwt	148.00–155.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	121.33/cwt	119.00–125.00	643	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	161.46/cwt	160.00–166.00	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	694	115.29/cwt	111.00–116.00	800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.31/cwt	115.00–119.00	557	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	119.09/cwt	118.00–120.00	618	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	122.23/cwt	119.00–127.00	523	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	122.92/cwt	120.00–124.00	583	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	135.72/cwt	135.00–138.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	113.01/cwt	112.00–115.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	139.68/cwt	139.00–145.00	399	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	108.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	130.21/cwt	129.00–135.00	477	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	115.52/cwt	115.00–116.00	668	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	106.73/cwt	105.00–109.00	655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	156.25/cwt	155.00–161.00	564	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	130.72/cwt	128.00–135.00	571	5
Bulls	—	—	1,600	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,152	2
Bulls	—	—	1,793	94.97/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,703	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	91.63/cwt	85.00–95.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	155.42/cwt	154.00–158.00	519	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	136.14/cwt	135.00–142.00	501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	146.55/cwt	145.00–148.00	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	136.76/cwt	132.00–138.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	127.43/cwt	126.00–128.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	140.47/cwt	136.00–145.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	869	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	112.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	141.54/cwt	140.00–147.00	657	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	136.24/cwt	134.00–139.00	703	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	126.56/cwt	122.00–131.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	129.74/cwt	129.00–130.00	817	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	151.75/cwt	150.00–155.00	643	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	119.34/cwt	119.00–120.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	112.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	490	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	66.79/cwt	63.00–68.00	854	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	60.36/cwt	59.00–61.00	1,006	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	46.53/cwt	44.00–48.00	469	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	58.16/cwt	55.00–60.00	606	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,033.33/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	—	3

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Mon Aug 24, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 933Last week 1,083Year ago 742

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 119Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 86Year ago 59

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	815.00–890.00	871.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,033.33
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	650.00–815.00	764.23
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	545.00–580.00	562.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,037.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,203.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	386	147.00–152.00	149.16
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
9	—	578	110.00–116.00	110.65
1	—	735	97.00	97.00
12	—	428	140.00–145.00	142.46
3	—	462	134.00–140.00	136.01
12	—	530	119.00–125.00	121.33
4	—	283	160.00–166.00	161.46
7	—	614	105.00–109.00	106.73
8	—	334	154.00–158.00	155.42
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
2	—	308	165.00–166.00	165.50
6	—	430	148.00–155.00	149.10
7	—	694	111.00–116.00	115.29
23	—	361	155.00–161.00	156.25
1	—	210	190.00	190.00
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	482	120.00–128.00	123.31
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
5	—	437	128.00–135.00	130.72
3	—	663	85.00–95.00	91.63
6	—	368	135.00–142.00	136.14
4	—	330	145.00–148.00	146.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	475	115.00–119.00	117.31
30	—	428	119.00–127.00	122.23
4	—	340	135.00–138.00	135.72
6	—	512	112.00–115.00	113.01
8	—	286	139.00–145.00	139.68
18	—	366	129.00–135.00	130.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	118.00–120.00	119.09
29	—	474	120.00–124.00	122.92
2	—	678	110.00–111.00	110.49
4	—	620	113.00–115.00	113.98
8	—	578	115.00–116.00	115.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	95.00	95.00
2	—	363	115.00–118.00	116.51
2	—	510	100.00–105.00	102.48
3	—	478	105.00–110.00	108.38
7	—	437	110.00–115.00	112.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	132.00–138.00	136.76
7	—	574	126.00–128.00	127.43
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
3	—	675	119.00–120.00	119.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	132.00–134.00	132.98
7	—	690	126.00	126.00
9	—	464	140.00–147.00	141.54
34	—	516	134.00–139.00	136.24
19	—	630	129.00–130.00	129.74
26	—	424	150.00–155.00	151.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	136.00–145.00	140.47
4	—	638	110.00–118.00	112.02
6	—	533	122.00–131.00	126.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	72.00	72.00
4	—	1,793	94.00–96.00	94.97
1	—	1,500	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,278	63.00–68.00	66.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	59.00–61.00	60.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,009	44.00–48.00	46.53
16	—	1,042	55.00–60.00	58.16

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Dothan Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle